Question

What property does the following expression demonstrate? -10+6=6+(-10)

Answer 1

ANSWER

Commutative property of addition.

EXPLANATION

Let a,b be real numbers. The commutative property of addition states that,

$a + b = b + a$

If we let a=-10 and b=6, then

$-10+6=6+(-10)$

Therefore the given expression demonstrates the commutative property of addition.

The commutative property of addition tells us that, the order in which we add two real numbers does not affect the result.